{"id":18774,"date":"2017-10-18T14:22:37","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T14:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/?p=18774"},"modified":"2017-11-01T13:36:04","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T13:36:04","slug":"donald-trump-diwali-2017-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/donald-trump-diwali-2017-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"President Trump Celebrates Diwali at White House and Praises Indian Americans\u2019 Contributions to USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The US President Donald Trump celebrated Diwali 2017 at the White House yesterday (October 17), in continuation of the tradition that Barack Obama officially initiated in 2016.<\/strong> He ignited a <em>diya<\/em> (earthen lamp) to mark the celebration of Diwali 2017 at the White House. He was joined by his daughter Ivanka Trump and the Indian American members of his administration on this momentous occasion. Some other eminent leaders from the Indian American community were also in attendance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Celebrating Diwali 2017 at the White House with Donald Trump were<\/strong> Nikki Haley, the US Ambassador to the United Nations; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/seema-verma-head-of-centers-for-medicare-and-medicaid-services-in-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Seema Verma<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, Head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Vanila Singh, chief medical officer at the Department of Health and Human Services; Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Shalabh \u2018Shalli\u2019 Kumar, a renowned Indian American businessman and the Republican Hindu Coalition founder, also attended Trump\u2019s celebration of Diwali at the White House.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/diwali-2017-white-house\/donald-trump-celebrates-diwali-2017-at-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18779 noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18779 size-full\" title=\"President Trump Celebrates Diwali at White House and Praises Indian Americans\u2019 Contributions to USA\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Donald-Trump-celebrates-Diwali-2017-at-White-House.jpg\" alt=\"Diwali 2017 at the White House, Donald Trump news, Diwali in USA, Donald Trump Diwali\" width=\"677\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A brief speech in recognition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/tag\/philanthropy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Indian Americans\u2019 contributions<\/span><\/a> to the socio-economic progress of the USA was the highlight of Donald Trump\u2019s first Diwali celebration at the White House.<\/strong> The President\u2019s speech preceded the <em>diya<\/em> lighting ceremony. Trump began his speech saying that he was genuinely honored to be joined by so many Indian American leaders and the state administration officials of Indian origin. He added:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYou have made extraordinary contributions to art, science, medicine, business and education. America is especially thankful for its many Indian-American citizens who serve bravely in our armed forces and as first responders in communities throughout our great land.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Having remarked, \u201cWe especially remember the people of India, the home of the Hindu faith, who have built the world\u2019s largest democracy,\u201d<\/strong> President Trump made Diwali 2017 at the White House a memorable event for Indians in America. At the same time, he acknowledged the value of his strong relationship with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Trump concluded the speech saying, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/tag\/diwali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Diwali<\/span><\/a> is one of the most important celebrations in the Hindu religion.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Donald Trump\u2019s Principle Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah also attended the celebration of Diwali 2017 at the White House yesterday<\/strong>. Naperville-based Krishna Bansal, President (Midwest Region) of the US Pan-Asian American Chamber of Commerce, graced Trump\u2019s Diwali celebration with her presence at the White House.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17504 noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17504 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/book-cheap-flights-to-India.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Eagle travel, cheap flights to India from USA, cheap US-India flight tickets\" width=\"657\" height=\"101\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Though the White House celebrated Diwali in the India Treaty Room during former President George Bush\u2019s administration in 2003, Diwali was recognized with the US Postal Service Department\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/history-of-indian-american-movement-for-diwali-stamp-in-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">release of a Diwali stamp<\/span><\/strong><\/a> in 2016. Notably, Barack Obama was the first US President to light a traditional lamp in the White House\u2019s East Room in 2009.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US President Donald Trump celebrated Diwali 2017 at the White House yesterday (October 17), in continuation of the tradition that Barack Obama officially initiated in 2016. He ignited a diya (earthen lamp) to mark the celebration of Diwali 2017 at the White House. 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